sauté bell peppers, celery, carrots, onion and garlic in a large pot with the olive oil until tender
add the water/veg broth and bring to boil
add lentils and cook unitl tender ( maybe 1 hour at the most)
add the paprika, curry powder, turmeric, cumin and the seasoning
simmer a few minutes to meld the flavor
stir in the couscous and continue simmering for a few minutes
more until the couscous is tender adding more water/broth if too thick